The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-09-14
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~ Common Name. Chemical Nanas.
Kings Yellow. .Suiphide OF Arsenic.
Cadmium yellow Sulphide Of cadmium.
Turner's yellow .Oxychloride of lead.
Turpeth mineral. Basic sulphate OF mer
s9aTa s tSfSb glt3 curry. f S8S-s
Chrome yellow. Chromate OF lead.
Chrome zinc .ChrOmate OF zinc
as.,. ~ tChromate OF barium.
Cltroh yeiio" Chromate OF strQntta.
Naples yellow Oxides of lead and OF
yellow ooher. $685.. clay and hydrated fer
gt;T ric oxide b. m
Mosaic gold...... .Sulphide Of tin. 4
RED.
Vermillion ............. sulphide Of mercury.
Purple red. ........... Basic chromate Of mer-
curry. se.5
Iodine scarlet. ......... Mercurtc fodfde.
| Realgar. Sulphide Of arsenic.
Red Ocher. ............ Ferric oxide.
! sas GREEN. ~ Issa5s -
| Chrome green ........ Chronic oxide.
| Cobalt green (2immam) Oxides Of Cobalt and OF
- r., - zinc,
Mountain green :. -. .Malachite green.
/ Scheeie's green. ........Arsenite OF copper.
| Verdigris Basic acetate Of copper.
| Emerald green . :, ,..... Acetate OF arSenite OF
! copper. zs4s s5.t
| BLUE.
Ultra marine. !. :. Siicate Of alumna and
| .5g soda with sulphide Vi
| sodium
! Mountain blue. -. =. Malachite blue.
Smalts Silicate Of cobalt and
| 'ffe - potassium. tt'a FL
antwerp blue. ;:. ;.: Ferric ferro.cyanide.
Soluble Prussian blue. .Ferro potassio ferro.
cyanide.
BROWN {ss 7iaa8 81
Manganese brown. .Binoxide Of mangan-
vandyl,e brown. Ferric oxide.
Burned sienna. Clay solored with oxide
Burned lumber. or iron ana manBan'
Chrome orange. 80. ;. Basic chromate ofiead.
Mr.. Amerllng says he knows posi-
lively that nearly every color on the
abovs list is being used by bakers and
confectioners. Among the startling
discoveries made recently, and they
are all backed by af1idavits of the ba-
kers and candy-makers, who came
voluntarily to the Office and confessed,
is that one of the largest drug
, houses in the city sold chrome yellow
to a baker, knowing the business O
, the purchaser, even advised its use al
substitute for eggs. This baker says
that he went to the drug
house and asked for q substitute
, for eggs, and that a ! sales
/ man, afterward identified by botl
Mr.. Amerliug and the baker
> advised chrome yellow, ant
. did not say any thing Of its poison
one character or as to the quantity t
;. be used. A member Of the firm wa
= present when the powder was bought
= Two affidavits support this charge
,, This same drug-house also sells larg
supplies to breweries. all of which ar
y authorizations. Glucose is the principe
:, supply, and this. Mr.. Amerling said,
y the safest Of the many drugs bought.
;. There is loaf of bread in the offic
- Of the society that has been recentl
: analysed. The inside of the loaf is {
- an orange yellow. and the outside is
:, a greenish rusty color This Nj
~ Amerling said. is the result of adulte
x ated -four and poisonous yeast. II
:, :, -four is made in Minnesota, and IL
= adulterant, which is known as "stor
:, four comes from the limestol
:. country about Lancaster, in this Stat
=. 1t is added to the flour to giveit weigh
Condensed milk is also adulterate
- large quantities Of salycic acid beir
T. found by recent analyses. Soda wat
W W. sirups, fruit jellies and preserved goo
!, are also found adullerated.
W. ". In every case of noodles, and the
:. were twenty-six samples bought, adj
=. teration was found. Some are not y
- analysed. but the chemists are 81
= there is chrome yellow in the dough.
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